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GO  D's  Mercy  surmounting  Man's  Cruelty, 

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CAPT IVITY 

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REDEMPTION 


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Elizabeth    H  a  n  s  o  nt. 

Wife  of  yohn  Hanson,  of  Knoxmarsh  at  Kecheachy, 
in  Dover  Townlhip,  who  was  taken  Captive 
%vith  her  Children  and  Maid-fervant,  by  the  In- 
dians, in  New-England,  in  the  Year  1724,  in 
which  are  infcrted,  fundry  remarkable  Preferva- 
tions,  Deliverances,  and  Marks  of  the  care  and 
kindnefs  of  Providence  over  her  and  her  children, 
worthy  to  be  remembered. 

The  substance  of  which  was  taken  from  her  own 
mouth,  and  published  for  general  service. 


■isi!*' 


The  third  Edition. 


Stanford  (State  of  New-Yohk)  printed  ak9 
SOLD  BY  Daniel  Lawrence,  and 
Henky  &?  John  F.  Hull, 
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G  O  D's  Mercy  surmounting 
Man*s   Cruelty,  &c. 


REMARKABLE  andmami  are  the  provldencen  of 
Cod  toxvardu  his  people  for  their  deliverance  in  a  time. 
of  trouble,  bif  -which  we  may  behold,  at  in  lively  cha- 
racters, the  truth  of  that  saying,  Thai  he  is  a  God 
near  at  hand,  and  ahuays  ready  to  help  and  assist 
thQse  that  fear  him,  and  put  their  confidence  in  him. 

The  sacred  writings  give  us  instances  of  the  truth 
hereof  in  days  of  old,  as  in  the  cases  of  the  ilraelites. 
Job,  David,  Daniel,  Paul,  Silas,  and  many  others. 
Besides  which,  our  modern  histories  have  plcntifulltf 
abounded  with  instances  of  God's  fatherly  care  over 
his  people,  in  their  sharpest  trials,  deepest  distresses^ 
and  sorest  exercises,  by  which  one  may  know  he  is  ii 
God  that  changeth  not,  but  is  the  lame  yellerUay, 
to-day  and  forever. 

Among  the  many  modern  instances,  Ithi7ik  I  have 
not  met  with  a  mure  singular  one,  of  the  mercy  and 
preserving  hand  of  God,  than  in  the  case  o/'Elizabeth 
Hanibn,  rvife  of  Johrt  Hanlbn,  of  Knoxmarlh,  iit 
Kecheachy,  in  Dover  township,  in  New- En  gland, 
7vho  was  taken  into  captivity  the  27th  day  of  6tli 
month,  called  \iiQal\,  i724i,  and  carried  uivay  {xvitli 
four  children  and  a  servant)  by  the  Indians, ;  whicfi 
relation,  as  it  xvas  taken  from  her  divn  lUQUth  by  a 
friend,  is  as  fol'ows.  A  2 


.'Mi^-'^-''-'*<--i^-'^?&i»-x  ^ 


'I'-i-' 


NARRATIVE  OF 


■»«?  ^ 


AS  fnon  ar,  the    Tndiana  ditcavcrtd  thsmfelvea 
(h:ivlng,  as  we  alterwards  unckrdo'od,  beeq 
icuiKHig  in  tlic  fields  lome  days  watching  their  op. 
pnrtunity,  when  my  dear  hiifband,  with  the  reft  of 
his  men,  were  gone  out  ol"  the  way)  two  of  them 
came  nmm  us,  and  then  eleven  more,  all  naked, 
v/ith  their  guns  and  tomahawks,  and  in  a  great  fury 
killed  one  child  immediately  as  I'oon  as  they  enter- 
ed the  door,  thinking  thereby  to  ftrike  in  us  the 
greater  terror,  and  to  make  us  more  fearful  of  them. 
After  which,  in  like  fury  the  captain  came  up  to 
me  ;  but  at  my  requeft,  he  gave  m^  quarter.    There 
was  with  me  our  fervant,  and  lis  of  our  children  ; 
iwo  of  our  little  ones  being  at  play  about  the  orch- 
ard, and  my  youngeft  child  but  fourteen  days  old, 
whether  in  cradle  or  arms,  I  now  remember  not: 
being  in   this  condition,  I  was  very  unfit  for  the 
h;'.rdlhi|)3  I  after  nvct  with,  which  I  ttvM  endcavyr 
brieflv  to  relate. 
^         I'liey  we.it  to  rifling  the  houfe  in  a  great  hurry 
''"'■■      (fearing,  as  I  fuppofe,  a  furprife  from  our  people, 
it  being  late  in  the  afternoon)  and  packed  up  fome 
linen,  woollen,  and  whaiever  fuiied  them  bell ;  and 
when  they  had  done  what  they  would,  they  turned 
us  out  of  the  houfe  immediately,  and  as  we  were 
out  the  doer,  two  of  my  younger  children,  one  fix, 
"'        and  the  other  four  years  old,  came  in  fight,  and  be- 
ing under  a  great  furprize,  cried  cut  aloud,  upon 
v/hich  one  of  the  Indians  running  to  them,   took 
,    -^  them  under  the  arms,  and  brought  them  to  us — 
^•'        >Iv  maid  prevailed  with  the  biggeft  to  be  quiet  and 
(^itl)  i  but  the  othey  could  by  no.  means  be  prevailed 


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;overed  thsmfelvea 
under (lo'ad,  beeq 
ivatching  their  op- 
»d,  with  the  lefl:  of 
way)  two  of  them 
more,  all  naked, 
and  ill  a  great  fury 
[bon  as  they  enter- 
to  ftrike  in  us  the 
ire  fearliil  of  them, 
captain  came  up  to 
n^  quarter.  There 
c  of  our  children  ; 
lay  about  the  orch- 
fourtcen  days  old, 
iw  remember  not : 
very  unfit  for  the 
;h  I  fliall  endeavor 

ife  in  a  great  hurry 
e  from  our  people, 
nd  packed  up  fome 
iied  them  bell;  and 
vould,  they  turned 
ly,  and  as  we  were 
r  children,  one  fix, 
me  in  fight,  and  be- 
ed  out  aloud,  upon 
ing  to  them,  took 
lught  them  to  us. — 
geft  to  be  quiet  and 
mciiue  be  prevails^ 
"  "-.  '   lit      " 


• 


ELIZADETH  HANSON.  5 

with,  but   continued   fcreaming  and   crying  very  • 
much,  and  the  Indians  to  eafe  tliemlVlvts  of  tlio  ■ 
noife,  and  to  prevent  the  danger  oi  a  difcovcry  t!-,at  / 
might  arilo  from  it,  immediaitly  bclore  u»y   iaco» 
knocked  his  brains  oufc     1  bore  this  as  well  v-i  t 
could,  not  daring  to  ajipear  diftiubed,  or  lUew  much 
uneafmefs,  lell  they  (liould  do  the  fume  to  tlie  oth- 
er :  but  Ihoukl  have  been  exceeding  gUul  if  they 
had  kept  out  of  fight  till  we  had  gone  from  the 
houfe. 

Now  having  ki.lcd  two  of  my  children,  they  fcaU 
pad  them  (a  praclice  common  with  thefe  people, 
which  is,  whenever  they  kill  any  enemies,  they  cut 
the  Ikin  qS  from  the  crown  of  their  heads,  and  car- 
ry it  with  ibem  for  a  ttdimony  and  evidence  that 
they  have  killed  fo  many,  receiving  fometimes  a 
reward  for  every  fcalp)  and  then  put  foiward  to 
leave  the  houfe  in  great  halle,  without  doing  any 
other  fpoil  than  taking  what  they  had  packed  toge- 
ther, with  myfelf  and  little  babe,  fourteen  dajs  old, 
the  boy  fix,  and  two  daughters,  one  about  fourteen, 
and  the  other  about  fixtcen  years,  with  my  fervaut 

It  mud  be  confiJered  that  I  having  Iain  in  but 
fourteen  di»''G,  and  being  very  tender  and  weakly, 
and  removed  now  out  of  a  good  room  well  accom- 
modated with  tire,  bedding,  and  other  things  fuiting 
a  perfon  in  my  condition,  it  made  thefe  hardlhips  to 
me  greater  than  if  I  had  been  in  a  Itrong  and  heal- 
thy frame  ;  yet,  for  all  this,  1  mud  go  or  die.  There 
was  no  refinance. 

In  this  condition  aforefaid,  we  left  the  houfe,  each 
Indian  having  fomething  ;  and  I  with  my  babe  and 
three  children  that  could  go  of  themfelves.     The  • 
captain,  though  he  had  as  great  a  load  as  he  coul(|» 
well  carry,  and  was  helped  up  with  it,  did  for  all  ' 


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e  .         ,         NARRATIVE  OF 

that,  cnrry  my  bube  for  me  in  his  aims,  which  I 
t  u)k  to  bv  a  favor  from  him.  'i  luis  \vc  went  thro' 
i'eveiT.l  fwamps,  and  fom;;  hroi.ks,  they  carefully  a- 
voicling  nil  paths  of  any  track  like  a  road,  lell  by 
cur  foo'JU'iis  we  flioukl  be  f«llo\ri-d. 

We  got  that  night,  I  fupjiofe,  not  quite  ten  miles 
from  our  houfe,  on  a  diicfl  line  ;  then  taking  up 
their  f]uailcr8,  lighted  a  fire,  fome  of  them  lyinR' 
down  while  others  ki'])t  watch;  I  being  both  wet 
and  wear)',  and  lying  on  ilie  cold  ground  in  the  open 
voods,  took  but  little  rclt. 

Kowt'vcr,  early  in  the  morning,  we  miifl  gofufl: 
SIS  the  day  appeared,  travelling  very  hard  all  that  d^y 
thro'  fundry  rivers,  brooks  and  fwamps,  the)'*as  be- 
fore, csirefuUy  avoiding  all  jjatha,  for  the  reafon  al- 
ready afligr.ed  ;  at  night  I  was  both  wet  and  tired 
exceedingly,  having  the  fame  lodging  on  the  cold 
j^round  in  the  open  woods.  Thus  for  twenty-lix 
/iays,  diy  by  day,  we  travelled  very  haid,  fometimts 
'I  luile  by  water,  over  lakes  and  ])o:id3;  and  in  this 
jcuiney  we  went  up  fome  very  high  mountains,  fo 
iiccj),  that  I  was  forced  to  creep  up  on  my  hands 
ai.d  Knees  ;  under  which  difficult)',  the  Indian  my 
inalter,  would  nioflly  carry  my  babe  for  me,  which 
J  took  tit;  a  great  favor  of  God  that  his  heart  was  fo 
r(  nrltrly  inclined  to  affift  me,  tho'  he  had,  as  it  is 
i\n<],  a  heavy  burden  of  his  own  ;  nay,  he  would 
fometimts  tal:e  my  ver5'  blanket,  fo  that  I  had  no- 
thing  to  <lo,  but  take  my  little  boy  by  the  hand  for 
Ilia  tielp,  a;)d  aif.ft  him  as  well  as  1  could,  taking 
})im  up  in  my  arms  a  little  at  tinies,  becaufe  fo 
imall  ;  and  when  we  came  to  very  bad  places,  he 
Would  !ehd  me  his  hand,  or  coming  behind,  would 
,  *jiulh  me  before  him  ;  in  all  which,  he  Ihewed  fome 

p'^'ifHIi 'humanity  v.nd  civility  more  than  I  could  have  ex- 


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«iUiiiniaii«lrji  Hiiriiiii  itr'Wfimir 


OF 

\  his  ai  ms,  which  I 
i  luis  wc  went  thro' 
ks,  they  carefully  a- 

like  a  roiid,  Icll  by 
wid. 

not  quite  ten  miles 
lie  ;  then  taking  up 
bme  of  them  lying 
;  I  being  both  wet 
1  giuund  in  the  open 

ng,  wc  muft  go  juft 
i-iy  hard  all  that  d^y 
fwamps,  the)'*as  bc- 
s,  lor  the  rcafon  aU 
i  both  wet  and  tiicd 
lodging  on  the  cold 
"bus  lor  twcnty-iix 
ery  haid,  fometimts 

]io:id3;  and  in  this 
high  mountains,  fu 
;ep  up  on  my  hands 
It)',  the  Indian  my 
babe  for  me,  which 
hat  his  heart  was  fo 
o'  he  had,  as  it  is 
vin  ;  nay,  he  would 
t,  fo  that  I  had  no- 
boy  by  the  hand  for 
I  as  1  could,  taking 

tinies,  becaufe  fo 
very  bad  places,  he 
ning  behind,  would 
ch,  he  Ihewed  fome 
an  I  could  have  C2k> 


ELIZABETH  HANSON.  i 

heacd  ;  for  which  privilege  I  was  fccrctly  thankful 
lo  Ciod,  as  the  moving  caufe  thcreot. 

Ncx  to  this,  we  had  Ibme  very  great  runs  of  wa- 
ter and  brooks  to  wade  through,  in  whuh  at  times 
we  mt  with  much  difficulty,  wading  olten  to  our 
middles,  and  Ibmetimes  our  girls  were  up  to  the.r 
Souldc's  and  chins,  the  /mA<7«*  carry mg  my  boy 
on  the.r  Ihouklers.  At  the  tide  of  one  o  thcfe  run. 
or   ivers,  the  Indians  would  have  my  elde II  daugh- 

ter  Sarak  to  ling  them  ^l°"S-- J'^'^"^"^.  ^'""rd 
into   her  remembrance  that  paffage  m  the   urUi 
r  aim,  /?./  the  rhcrs  oj  Babj  Ion  ticre  xve  sat  down 

iur  harps  upm  the  xviUow.  m  the  vudst  thereof;  hr 
p  the^  that  carried  us  away  captive,  r^f'^fjj 

a  siiiP,  and  thai  that  xvasted  us,  required  oj  us  vurth. 
When  mv  pour  child  had  given  me  this  account,  it 
was'  er/affeaing,  and  my  heart  was  full  ol  jrotible. 
vet  on  mv  child's  account,  I  was  glad  tha    Ihe  had 
b  good  an  inclination,  which  Ihe  yet  fu^tncr  n.a.nN 
fefted,  in  longing  for  a  bible,  that  wc  might  have 
the  comfort  of  reading  the  holy  text  ^t  vaauU  tjn..s, 
fur  our  fpiritual  comfort  under  our  pref.nt  affl.c...;n. 
Next  to  the  diff cullies  of  the  rivers,  vycrc  .iiu 
prodigious  fwamps  and  thickets,  v.n  dilTicu  t  to  p^ 
ihrmu.hj  in  which  places  my  mailer  would  lo.ne. 
imesltid  me  by  dii  hand  a  great  way  together 
and  give  me  what  help  he  was  capable  <'f  "udcr  t  le 
ftraits   we  went  thro' ;  and  we   pafling  one   ali  r 
another,  the  firft  made  it  pretty  pafiable  tor  the 

"Bm°the  areateft  difficulty  that  deferves  the  firft  to 
be  named,  was  want  of  food,  having  at  times  notl^ 
ing  to  eat  but  pieces  of  old  beavcr-ikin-matchfttcats, 
which  the  Indians  having  hid  (tor  they  can?^ 
as  is  faid  before)  which  m  their  going  bai 


•1 


*^ 


-  ■  "-f'H''-frTf-'-^'trf<ian' 


NARHATIVE  OF 


~-^ 


raTl^'n";"*  ^"''  "'"'  ^'''  ""^'^  """^^  ^-r  fooclihan 

then  v;.-  .at  th.m  as  a  iwe.t  morfcl,  eSSnnUv 

d-.e?w«  1?  '."l  ?"^*^'".^^^  ^"'•"'-^  that  of  this  poor 
cJ.et  w«  l..,d  Ihu  vnv  kantv  Hlluw.incc  :  io  tl.at  we 
^vere  m  no  danger  of  btin„  over  diawd      Hut  rh^^ 

?hn  r        1    i^'""'  •-■^l'*^^i"l'y  ti.e  little  boy      Some 

<i ,  and  at  otut-r  tirDcs  we  met  with  nuts,  hen  ies  a,ul 
root,  they  d.gscd  out  of  the  ground,  w   h  th    Imk 

b-.ck     ./,/        ^^'"^^'  "f  the  younger  I„JJam'  went 
h.ick,  and  brought  fume  corn  from  the  £^;rr/;o/,  i„ 

ll  .V  J   ''^'^'^  ""  '  hut  when  they  cautht  a 

beaver,  wt  hved  h.gh  while  it  laflcd  j  th Jv  albwecl 
»"e  the  gut.  and  gu.bage  lor  myfelf  ^nd  'children  - 
bo.  not  allow.ug  us  to  clean  and  wafl»  them  a8  Zj 
ought,  naadc  the  food  very  iricfome  io  us  to  S 
upon,  and  notinng  bef.des  pinching  hun  J  could 
have  made  u  any  ways  tolerable  to  be  borne. 

1  he  next  di  hculty  was  no  lefs  hard  to  me  •  fo.. 
my  da.Iy  travel  and  hard  living  made  my  milk  dry 

lifrts'no"?';  n' '""  *°  p"''-''-^^  "^y  P°-  !-he'i 

lu  r  a  ''"^."  '■^'■^  °"  n^y  mind ;  having  ro 
other  fuftenance  for  her,  man/times,  but  coTd^va. 
ter,  which  I  took  in  my  moutF,,  and  1  t  «  fall  on  my 
l^caa,  when  I  gave  her  the  teat  to  fudc  b,  wUU 
what  It  could  get  Aoni  the  brcaft ;  and  when  i 
fe-  '^'  hr°'h  of  beaver's  guts,  I  f^J  mi'' 
\m  It,  and  as  ^veU  a*  I  could  J  prWervcd  Ik? 


...i^fi.. 


"^W" 


or     i; 


inre  for  food  ihan 
>rr(iw  Hriips,  they 
!  Jnfiiitnn'  example 
»  (ingf  d  away,  and 
tl,  experimentally 
I'txTi/  bittvr  t /tin  IT 

that  of  tills  poor 
ince  :  ib  that  we 
larged.  Dut  thr:t 
he  complaints  of 
ttle  boy.  Some 
uirrcl,  or  a  beav- 

iiuts,  hen  ies  and 
ifi,  with  th«.'  hitrk 

for  a  great  while 
:<:r  Indians  went 
1  the  Eiiglinh  in. 
hcrcdj  ol  which 
Ml  they  caught  a 
;il ;  they  nllowecl 
If  and  children : 
ifl»  them  as  tiiey 
e  to  us   to   feed 
g  hunger  could 
be  borne, 
ard  to  me;  fop 
le  my  milk  dry 

my  poor  babe's 
intJ ;  having  no 
s,  but  cold  wa-  - 
let  it  fall  on  my  i; 
>  fuck  in,  with 
I ;  and  when  I 
juts,  I  fed  my 
f  prtferved  her 


v*» 


*# 


ELIZABETH  HANSON. 


#  '     '»* 


life  till  I  got  to  Canada^  and  then  I  had  fome  other 
food,  of  which  more  in  its  place. 

Having  by  this  time  got  confidcrably  on  the  way, 
the  Jrtdians  parted ;  and  we  were  dividctl  amonglk  ^ 
them,  liiis  was  a  fore  grief  to  us  all':  but  we  muft 
fubmit,  and  no  way  to  help  ourfclvcs.  My  eldtU 
daughter  was  iirll  taken  away,  and  carried  to  anoth- 
er i^art  of  the  country,  far  diUant  from  us,  whire,  - 
for  the  i-rcfent,  we  muft  take  leave  of  her,  though 
with  heavy  hearts.  _ 

We  did  not  travel  far  after  this,  before  tliey  divi- 
ded again,  taking  my  leiond  daughter  and  fervant 
maid  from  me,  into  anoUier  part  of  the  country  ;  fo» 
I  having  now  only  my  babe  at  my  bread,  and  this 
little  boy  fix  years  old,  we  remained  with  the  cap-        ( 
tain  Itiil:  but  my  daughter  and  fervant  underwent 
great  luudlhips  alter  they  were  parted  from  me, 
travelling  three  days  without  any  food,  taking  notlw 
ing  for  fuppcrt,  but  cold  water  ;  and  the  third  day, 
what  \f  ith  the  cold,  the  wet  and  hunger,  the  fervant 
fell  down  as  dead  in  a  fwoon,  b  .ing  both  very  cold 
and  wet,  at  which  the  Indians  with  whom  they 
were,  were  furprifed,  Jhcwing  fome  kind  of  tcnder- 
nefs,  being  then  unwilling  to  lofe  diem  by  death, 
having  got  them  fo  near  home,  hoping,  if  they  liv- 
ed, by  their  ranfom  to  make  confidtrable  profit 
of  them.  ,    , 

In  a  few  days  after  this  they  got  rear  their  jour- 
ney's end,  where  thcv  had  more  plenty  of  corn  and 
other  food :  but  fleOi  often  fell  very  (hort,  haying 
no  other  way  to  depend  on  for  it,  but  hunting ; 
and  when  that  failed,  they  had  very  fliort  com- 
mons. It  was  not  long  ere  my  daughter  and  fervantJ"  „ 
were  likewife  parted;  and  my  daughter's  mafter*^ 
being  fick,  was  not  able  to  hunt  for  flcfii ;  ncanWg.^ 


■'I 

f 


-  -.JM^ftii^i-^JUv-^gLi^'a^a^^iija-;.^.  ■ 


■iwv^^s:?^n»kliit* 


Id 


NARRATIVE  OF 


> 


V 


good  repaft    heincr  hn,  f       '■        ""  a^"rded  them  a 

"^rpeciall,  when  gar  wa7fca'xe    "'"™°'^^'  '"°- 
in  a  ^o  r;.^"^iS'f2:H-  «ii'- the  cold  ground, 

«nd  taken  down  Siev  of  ''■^'  ^"  ^^^^'y  ^^  "P 
one  place  to  anoth  t  flt'c^  "d  ft"  ?'"  ''""^ 
our  other  clothes  beingL  „  "  t  fn 'JrV"^''-  ""^ 
r.ey  throuoh  the  bnn.tr  lir'  '"  ^^^  Jong  jour.  ^■ 

ther  coming  in  verv  hard  ""'"""P'^  ""'^  ^''^  '^*='''- 

from  the  col  for  want  nf  ''''  T^  P^^''^  ''^^'^"^^^ 
cne  of  my  feet    one  of  X"?f '""  *  ""^''^  ''^^'^    ' 

r 


Vjj',-^' 


IVE  OP 

■  place,  but  were  forced 
a  whole  week. 

1  this  diftrcfs,  Providence 

(•-/«rt'/am  hearing  of  their 

vifit  them  (ihefc  people 

to  one  another,  which  is 
iTought  unto  them  the 
I",  M  hich  afforded  them  a 

in  number,  the  Inc/ian, 
my  daugliter. 
nd  our  company  got  to 
we  were  better  fed  at 

1  vcDifon,  and  wild  fowl, 
nuntmg  in  the  woods  ; 

2  family,  fifteen  in  num. 
fliort  commons,  more 

;ai-ce. 

ftill  on  the  cold  ground, 
a  Kind  of  little  flieltcr 
id  mats  for  a  coverine-, 
le  are  fo  eafily  fet  up 
ten  remove  them  from 
3CS  and  ftockings,  and 
'  out,  in  the  long  jour, 
fwamps,  and  the  wea- 
were  poorly  defended 
effaries  ;  which  caufed 
^be's,  and  both  of  the 
IS  was  no  fmall  exer- 
did  well. 
Lirncy's  end,  we  were 

iry  often  jnoved  from 
r  our  wigwams  with 
ut  much  difficulty.— 
■y  of  hunting,  made  '': 
re  unpleafant  than  if 


/ 


'  ■T«W>\v-.T^1,-^,,  .^.    f.^VJ^jim    .iinimn,;j|w.|,^ 


ELIZABETH  HANSON. 


11 


we  had  continued  in  one  place,  by  reafon  tVc  coW. 

unrleafant  lodging.  ^^nv  nf  the 

i-I  nine  noxv  got  to  the  Iiuiim  fort,  many  ol  tne 
/J^i  Sme  to'viftt  us,  and  in  their  way  ^vdcorn  d 
;  y  mafter  home  ;  and  held  a  great  te.V'>c-S>  -  ^'^ 
Suncing,  firing  of  G"^^^  »^-'^^l"S/^"  ^.^dTe  Sr, 

Jogeth  >""ch  I  Vappofe,  in  their  thoughts  was  a 
Snd  of  banks  to  God  put  "P J""^  ^'^'^''•.'^'^,^^;  ^ 
and  good  fuccefs  :  but  while  they  j;-n;h  ^  Jo  - 

''''  f 'r'^olTK  I   with  ;^y  dt  dSen  fep- 
Si  the' oSit  we  njight  have  ot.  depenc  -e 

^  I  ou'<rht  in  the  refignation  which  is  proper  it  mould 

be  i"f  uni  r  fuch  affliaions  and  fore  trials,  as  at  that 

bein,unaeri  under  various  fears  and 

,  time  I  fuftered,  in  •'^'"»^, ,       .^  .      ^e  feparated 

J  doubts  concerning  my  childrenthat  ^^^^  '  P  ,     j  . 

from  me,  which  helped  to  add  to,  and  greatly  m 

Trderhig  me  in  his  abfence  to  get  in  wood,  gather 
^utS"?.     I  was  very  diligent,  cutting  the  wood 
and  nutting  it  in  order,  not  having^very  far  to  tar- 
'     ?y  it  •  but^when  he  returned,  havrng  got  no  prey. 


"t* 


f 

■I 

4 

I 


i 

d 


■M, 


I 


■liwiiiiBJVrin;  ■fifi  nf>i.^'  fTiM'WMfiiiairi  •^injnrniftr'V 


f^ti"  ' 


V^i,^,i,^!fii,  is^  «»r(i<vViT.i.-a^ 


12 


IVARRATIVE  OP 


»i^ 


-aiesz: 


s4 


?^i^^^^^^!^;r^^--.  -^  the  .i..p. 

but  with  a  ver    anerv  lalwl"  '"^  '^y^'^'^f  «ncl  child,. 

nt  me,  with  fuJh  Sn'o"  s  dIdL)''"?  ^'  '^^''^-'^ 
our  eating.     At  this  hiVr  ^efpeak  he  gmJged 

H^as  hatching  againft  us     .f^     '  '"f  ^'^'»'  '"'^'^hief 

on  which  he  can?e  Zl  me  T^''  ^'^'"^'^  ^  "P" 

tore  my  blanket  off  .ny  b.^'  nS  ro  1 '  ^\''''  ^"'^ 

*     |rom  me  and  flru'k  hL  i!. '  °''''  "^^  ^'"^^^  b«y 

^"re    him  ;    but  the   poor  H  ".  T  '''  ^"^'"  ^'«"S  bc^ 

°»V  frighted  in  the^fT  n'^^^',    "«'   being  Surt, 

«'itliout  cr^.-ing  J  then  the  /S      '^  "'''  ''"'^  '»"  ^'W 
but  his  wife's  mother  '""  "^^  '"'"'^e'-  I'^ft  me  • 

«»d  told  m^^Z^^XelT  "f  ^''  ^°^^»  '^y  ™e: 

going  from  me  a1  tlelfn^^/'"" ''^^'^V'^:?^^-    She^hert 

«^in  to  cover  my  fe  t    '  7.1  'T'  ''?''^  ^^'^^  a  fmall 

»"after  intended  now  ;oknl'"^°T;"S  "^^  »bat  my 

to  know  the  reafonrexpoAutiri^  ^- '"^  '^^"'"""^ 
/  /4«^  *mj  rf/AV  J;  ^JP^^^^'ated,  that  m  his  absence 

.    'i^bus,  aswXTc  ulf  rmarb"■t^^'^•'^^"•" 
,"nreafonable  he  was      W       "l^^,^hi.•r  fenfible  how 

demand  me,  nor  fher  bTt'bv  r  '"'  ""'^  "°^  ^^^ 
as  well  as  we  could  .ihetS^  ^  ^^"''  '^^  '■^'*'»^"'=<i 
""ft  clie,  advifmg  me  by tTn^i'^  "^«^«.%"«  that  I 
f  3,  in  her  wayf  to  pray  L  r  ?  "^  .''"*'  ''*='•  fis- 
her figns  and  tears  to  Z7  ^^°'^.'  endeavoring  hy 
inoft  Seedful    Z    °  '""'"'^  »?«  '"  that  which  waj 

«»d  tender,  that  £  ^oiJi^'j^^/^^-fo  vety  fc^d 


■•# 


'. 


. 


. 


•MSvMiM 


OP 

"r,  and  the  tlif.m* 
-  cqiild  not  forbcac 
However  he  al- 
rmyfelf  and  child,, 
a  ftick  or  corn-cob 
efpcak  he  grudged 
nu  daughter  broke 
:  me  fear  mifchief 
't.  I  immediately 
her  wigwam :  up. 
'  "1  a  great  fury 
took  my  little  boy 
'le  went  along  be 
not  being  hurt, 
>[')  and  ran  away 
^mafterleftmeV" 
fat  down  by  me    "' 
'"'^hi.    Shethea^ 
Jack  with  a  fmall 
'■ng  me  that  my 
A  being  defirou3 
'at  in  his  abnence 
ordered  by  him, 
^er  fenfible  how 
»e  could  not  un. 
3»  we  realonecl 
ade  figns  that  I 
P  with  her  fin. 
ndeavoring  by 
that  which  was 
'th,  which  now 
IS  fo  veiy  kind 
t'c  me  all  that 
feet,  deligniog 
a-Iaw's  wrath, 
hiefly  SIS  I  uu.      ^ 


'. 


Bj^!««ee  v«ij<"i  I,  m^i ;  fm^tnm  ,i 


ELIZABETH  HANSON, 


derftood,  becaufe  the  want  of  viauals  urged  him  to 
it.  My  reft  was  little  this  niglit,  my  poor  babe 
fleeping  fweetly  by  my  fide.  „       ,     , 

I  dreaded  the  tragical  defign  of  my  matter,  look- 
ing every  hour  for  his  coming  to  execute  his  bloody 
will  upon  us :  but  he  being  weary  with  his  hunting 
and  travel  in  the  woods,  hiiving  toiled  for  nothing, 
went  to  reft  and  forgot  it.    Next  morning  he  applied 
himfelt  again  to  hunting  in  the  woods,  but  I  dread-  ■,-. 
ed  his  returning  empty,  and  prayed  fecrclly  in  my 
heart,  that  he  might  catch  fome  food  to  fatisty  his 
hunger,  and  ct)ol  his  ill  humour.    He  had  been  gone 
but  a  little  time  till  he  returned  with  booty,  huvmg 
fiiot  fome  wild  ducks  ;  and  now  he  appeared  in  a 
better  temper,  ordering  the  fowls  to  be  dreffcd  with 
fpecd  ;  for  thefe  kind  of  people,  when  they  have 
plenty,  fpend  it  as  freely  as  they  get  it ;  ufing  with 
gluttony  and  drunkennefs  in  two  days'  time,  as  much 
as,  with  prudent  management,  might  ferve  a  week. 
Thus  do  they  live,  for  the  moil  part,  either  in  excels 
of  gluttony  and  drunkennefs,  or  under  great  ftraiis 
for  want  of  neceffaries.     However,  in  this  plentiful 
time  I  felt  the  comfort  of  it  in  part  with  the  family, 
having  a  portion  fent  for  m'*  and  my  little  ones, 
which  was  very  acceptable.     Now,  1  thinking  the 
bitternefs  of  death  was  over  for  this  time,  my  fpirits 
were  a  little  eafier. 

Not  long  after  this,  he  got  into  the  like  ill  humor 
again,  threatning  to  take  away  my  life.  But  I  al- 
ways obferved  whenever  he  was  in  fuch  a  temper, 
he  wanted  food,  and  was  pinched  with  hunger.  But 
when  he  had  fuccefs  in  hunting,  to  take  either  bears, 
beavers,  bucks,  or  fowls,  on  which  he  could  fill 
his  belly,  he  was  better  humored,  iho'  he  was  nat- 
urally of  a  very  hot  and  paflionate  temper,  throwing 
llicks,  Hones,  or  whatever  lay  in  his  way,  on  every 


% 


^ 


W 


.t^v%M*^'-^,.:£lir''A'*4amM<  wfe-i^  .*«»*: 


Jim  ^>iuM^c4J,jtesfei^!^&.<«h^^ 


^'fitmmr'^^ii^* 


U 


NARRATIVE  OF 


I'- 


flight  occafion.  This  made  me  in  continual  danger 
of  my  life  :  but  God,  whofe  Providence  is  over  all 
his  works,  fo  preferved  me,  that  I  never  received 
any  damage  from  him  that  was  of  any  great  confe- 
quence  to  me  ;  for  which  I  ever  defire  to  be  thankr 
lul  to  my  Maker. 

When  flelh  was  fcarce,  we  had  only  the  guts  and 
garbage  allowed  to  our  part  i  and  not  being  permit- 
ted to  cleanfe  the  guts  any  otherwife  than  emptying 
the  dung,  without  fo  much  as  walhing  them,  as  bep 
fore  is  noted,  in  that  filthy  pickle  we  muft  boil  and 
eat  them,  which  was  very  unpleafant :  but  hunger 
made  up  that  difficulty,  fo  that  this  food  which  was 
very  often  our  lot,  became  pretty  tolerable  to  a 
fliarp  appetite,  which  otherwife  by  no  means  could 
have  been  difpenfed  with.  Thus  I  confidcred,  none 
knows  wh.it  they  can  undergo,  till  they  are  tried  ; 
for  what  1  had  thought  in  my  own  family  not  fit 
for  food,  would  here  have  been  a  dainty  difli,  and 
n  fweet  morfel. 

By  this  time  what  with  fatigue  of  fpirits,  hard  la^ 
bor,  mean  diet,  and  often  want  of  natural  reft,  I 
was  brought  fo  low,  that  my  milk  was  dried  up,  my 
babe  very  poor  and  weak,  juft  flcin  and  bone  ;  for 
I  could  perceive  all  her  joints  from  one  end  of 
the  back  to  the  other ;  and  how  to  get  what  would 
fuit  her  weak  appetite,  I  was  at  a  lofs  ;  on  which 
one  of  the  Indian  fquaws  perceiving  my  uneafinefs 
about  my  child,  began  fome  difcoufe  with  me,  in 
which  ihe  jidvifed  me  to  take  the  kernels  of  walnuts, 
clean  them,  and  beat  them  with  a  little  water,  which 
1  did,  and  when  I  had  fo  done,  the  water  look'd 
hke  milk  ;  then  flie  advifed  me  to  add  to  this  water 
a  little  of  the  fineft  of  the  Indian  corn  meal,  and  boil 
It  a  little  together.  I  did  fo,  and  it  became  palata- 
ble, and  waa  very  nouriftving  to  the  babe,  I'o  thjjt 


< 


OF 

n  continual  danger 
ividence  is  over  all 
t  I  never  received 
>f  any  great  confe- 
defire  to  be  thankr 

1  only  the  guts  and 
not  being  permit- 
ni'c  than  emptying 
Ihjng  them,  as  be^ 
■  we  muft  boil  and 
jfant :  but  hanger 
is  lood  which  waa 
tty  tolerable  to  a 
>y  no  means  could 
I  confidered,  none 
:ill  they  are  tried  ; 
ivn  family  not  fit 
a  dainty  didi,  and 

of  fpirits,  hard  la^ 
of  natural  reft,  I 
was  dried  up,  my 
in  and  bone  ;  for 
from  one  end  of 
to  get  what  would 
a  lofs  ;  on  which 
ing  my  uneafmefs 
Qufe  with  me,  in 
:ernels  of  walnuts, 
little  water,  which 
the  water  look'd 
add  to  this  water 
am  meal,  and  boil 
it  became  palatao 
the  babe,  fo  thiit 


~'     .1.1.      I  ilj      I     i..i|ii,       .11       I      II     )ii.i  1,1  njmiii  iii|  iii.i  im 


ELIZABETH  HANSON. 


is 


!":S=ofdt;uvfe  ^^".^d  oft"r*  .heir  -...an.,. 
IcinJ  ot  diet  tne  -"'"'"'^j.  .  ^^  {^\s  comfort 

tST,  „».  -fjS'^.4T^;UerrLd. rouble,  »hich 

When  the  eh.U  ^.«  "^'^^J^  Z  fit  encugh 

"'£„»,  *o.  he  .'•"-f.^.,V;fhe°°;^«S 
mylelf,  ll>»t  he  ■"""'''i  .'"mifl  me  •  nrither  eve? 

could  1  tinnit  Dui  uu.  ovevruUnc  power  ot 

l;;'J't:s  p:^vfdelt;r:.V  U'^o*  d.y 

caught  up  a  tticfc  very  iu«|^  ^^^^   ^^ji 

great  violence  d.rewu  ^^^  ^X'chVchUd  was 
hit  him  on  the  breaii,  V""  ■  .  ,y,e  furprize,  made 


:*^ 


^fr'?f mtifg-ji'  jT-i -  «-'-..^-  4>>  ^ '.-  ^i^iyHMi,iWu34i-rf-t»--...-J&.^' 


.*J^' 


y?afeaff.JL'iT^'».rr8ia;'.w'i/r.'«i>"i-^g«=^-'  ■  i-mn- 


.J— ri»-|— iii-|iy» 


I*  ? 


t'! 


16 


^  NARRATIVE  OF 


complalnln*,  fo  that  the  cirilrl'«  «o 
the  b:ubar.tv  ol  his  he  rt  ^"''T^  "'^"^K"'' 

*  have  carried  liis  palionB  an,.  '»/  .  '^^  ''°"^^'  "^""'^l 
;:  1  er,  haJ  the  child'TH:^  "rlSr"'  T"''  ^''^''^ 
"ggravate  his  pafTu.n,  a.d  his  a,l,-  Z^  t'"'"^  '^'^ 
O"  it.  So,„e  little  a  ter?  on  diff  n^I  T  ^'""T  "P" 
«P  on  his  fVet,  hut  far  frorbe  ngZ  ,  ii'u'ev^^ 
iho  he  was  nek,  his  wife  and  dau|hTer  let  m?k  ' 
he  .mended  to  kill  us.  and  I  was^u^X  ',  tar  uT 

his  .refence    weluTo  S  w  id  foJ  tTe'T  °"'  '^r' 

who  h^dhire  to  hiCdVnd  A-'^r^     "P°?  God, 
Under  this  creat£,d  ?h      i    r   '^"'^  ""^  ''"^  '"'"'^• 

daugin;;"  1  ode  r  'XI-t^  "f^*^^  ^"'^  ^- 

and  when  I  came  wihnw  Sod  the'?  ™^  "''"''•' 
to  me,  whom  I  aflced. 7  Lr  tt/h^^^^^^^^^^ 
children,  and  (he  mnd^  me  a  fifn  ^.  !?.u'"'^  ""^ 

fquaw  that  wJ  r,L.  L  r  '  '  ^''^"^  *"  another 

1  aw  mat  was  come  to  fee  my  maft.r,  which  couW 


y 


i 


'"E^^i^^S^^ifBSiSsSBiwiww*" 


,  ii-nSuifc^'^^"- 


•w 


-~x-_ 


E  OF 

jl's  pauence  nffuaged 
h  '.  MO  doubt,  would 
i^ientment  much  liigh- 
'V'a)'s  complaining  flid 
iiiger  grew  hotter  up- 
he  fame  day,  he  got 
-ingwell.    However, 
i'ugluer  let  mc  know 
ras  under  a  fear,  un- 
d,  how  it  would  tnd. 
d,  and  going  out  of 
^jl  for  the  fire,  as  I 
"»  in  part,  aliay  his 
o  the  wigwam  again 
'illed  in  this  mad  fit, 
my  care  upon  God, 
ed  for  me  and  mine. 
fquaw,  mv  mafter'a 
»y  midreis  aiid  her 
a  with  my  mafter  ; 
.  ihe  daughter  came 
uhcr  had  killed  my 
i»  N'o,  with  a  coun. 
-as  fo  J  for  inflead 
>n  on  me,  and  my 
ifted  did  feafonably 
erciful  deliverance 
Mder  fomc  fenfe  of 

0  them  about  hijn 

sot  up  OB  his  feet, 
cknef8,  and  a  vio, 
plaint  he  made  in 
ich  when  I  under, 

1  went  to  another 
»ftvr,  which  coulU 


ELIZABETH  HANSON. 


ly 


both  fpeak  and  underftand  Engii^b,  and  eT<qu.red  of 
her  if  my  mUlr.fs  (for  fo  i  alwavH  culled  her    and 
him  mailer)  thought  maaer  would  dje  ?    She  an- 
Avered,  Ttt  it  u'ast>cr>j  likrhj  he  would,  L'ar{g  rvori^ 
and  zvor.^:  Then  I  told  her,  /Z^  stntcimy  boy  M 
drtadful  bioxv.  witlmtt itny JlitovocaUon  at  al,  niid  Hua 
Ihreutnfd  to  kiU  m  all  in  'fii.s/unj  uud passicn  ,•  i.pua 
which  the  fquiiw  told  me,  Mtj  mai^Ur  had covftsscd- 
the  above  abuse  he  offn'vd  mi,  ihUd,  a,ui  '("'^/"'  '"/ *^ 
chief  he  had  done,  zvas  the  cau^  u'lij  God  oJ/lMett 
himtvith  that  skkness  and puin,  and  ht  hadpromm^ 
never  to  abuse  us  in  such  ,sort  any  more:  ard  alter 
this  he  foon  recovered,  but  w:is  not  io  pafTionate  ; 
nor  do  I  remember  he  ever  alter  Uruck  tiihcr  me  or 
mv  children,  fo  as  to  hurt  us,  or  wuh  thai  mifihiev- 
ous  intent  as  bef o-e  he  ufed  to  do.      1  his  i  took  as 
the  Lord's  dohig,  and  marvellous  m  my  ejes. 

Some  few  weeks  alter  tliis,  my  mafter  made  an- 
other remove,  having  as  before,  made  feveral:  but 
this  was  the  longett  ever  he  made,  it  bemg  two  days 
iourney,  and  moftly  upon  ice.     The  fii  n  day  s  jour- 
ncv  the  ice  was  bare,  but  the  next  day  fome  inovr 
falling,  made  it  very  troublefome,  tedious  and  dit- 
licuk  travelhng  ;  and  I  took  much  damage  in  olten 
ialhng,  having  the  care  of  mv  babe,  that  added  not 
a  little  to  my  uneafinefs ;  and  the  laft  night,  when 
we  came  to  encamp,  it  being  in  the  night,  I  was  or- 
dered to  fetch  water  ;  but  having  fat  a  while  on  the 
cold   ground,    I  could  neither  gcj  nor  ftand ;  but 
crawling  on  my  hands  and  knees,  a  young  Indian 
fquaw  came  to  fee  our  people,  being  of  another  fa- 
mily, in  compaffion  took  the  kettle,  and  knowing 
where  to  go,  which  I  did  not,  fetched  the  water  for 
me.     This  I  took  as  a  great  kindntfs  and  favor, 
that  her  k^xi  was  iaclined  to  do  aK  th»  fcrvke. 
,    ..AS 


i  ^ 


f  ^  i 


jM-^f^fr. 


■'.  fe#-'v 


-c*  i  '« 


^  iJ^*^     -iv"  '  <•    ^" 


•^^%^^'A**. 


1ft 


NARRATIVE  OF 


I  now  faw  the  defign  of  this  journey  5  my  maAef 
beiijg,  as  1  fuppofe,  weary  to  ketp  us,  was  willing  to 
make  what  he  tould  for  our  ranfom  j  therefore  he 
went  further  towards  the  Fraich,  and  left  his  fami- 
ly  m  this  place,  where  they  had  a  great  dance,  fun- 
dry  othi  r  Indians  coming  to  our  people  ;  this  held 
fome  time,  and  while  they  wt  re  in  it,  I  got  out  of 
their  way  in  a  corner  of  the  wigwam  as  well  as  I 
could ;  but  every  time  they  came  by  me,  in  their 
dancing,  they  would  bow  my  head  towards  the 
ground,  and  frequently  kick  me  with  as  great  fury 
as  ihey  could  bear,  be'ing  fundry  of  them  barefoot, 
and  others  having  Indian  mockoibns:  this  dance 
held  fome  time,  and  they  made  (in  their  mannt-r) 
great  rejoicings  and  noife. 

It  was  not  many  days  ere  my  mafter  returned 
irom  the  French  ;  but  he  was  in  fuch  a  humor,  when 
he  came  back,  he  would  not  fuffcr  me  in  his  pref- 
ence.  Therefore  I  had  a  litde  Uiclter  made  with 
fome  boughs,  they  having  digged  through  the  fnow 
to  the  ground,  the  fnow  being  pretty  deep.  In  this 
hole,  I  and  my  poor  children  were  put  to  lodge,  the 
weather  being  vtry  Iharp,  with  hard  frofl,  in  the 
iponth  called  Juntiarif,  made  it  more  tedious  to  me 
and  my  chiMjen.  Our  Hay  was  not  long  in  this 
place,  before  he  took  me  to  the  French,  in  order  for 
a  chapman ;  and  when  we  came  among  them,  I  was 
cxpoled  for  fide,  and  he  afked  fnr  me  800  livers: 
tut  his  chapman  not  complying  with  his  demand, 
put  hiin  in  a  great  rage,  offering  him  but  60O,  he 
l.ad,  in  a  great  paffion.  If  he  could  not  have  his 
demand,  he  woiiUi  nuike  a  ^reat  Jtre,  and  burn  me 
and  the  fxtbe  in  the  view  of  the  town,  which  was  na- 
med Fort-Ifcyal.  The  Frenchman  bid  the  Indian 
make  his  fire,  tnui  Iiviil,  fays  he,  help  ijou,  if  you 
ih:nk  i/iui  nill  do  'jou  mtrg  goni  than  600  livcrsj 


iiiWagiUH 


dtttbl 


J- 


;  OF  / 

journey ;  my  mader 
tp  us,  was  willing  to 
nfom;  therefore  he 
'A,  and  left  his  fami. 
i  a  great  dance,  fun* 
ur  people  ;  this  held 
e  in  it,  I  got  out  of 
gwam  as  well  as  I 
me  by  me,  in  their 
■  head  towards  the 
i  with  as  great  fury 
y  of  them  barefoot, 
ikoibns:  this  dance 
le  (in  thtir  manner) 

my  mafter  returned 
fuch  a  humor,  when 
Liffcr  me  in  his  pref- 

liiclter  made  with 
:d  through  the  fnow 
rttty  deep.  In  this 
ere  put  to  lodge,  the 
h  hard  froft,  in  the 
more  tedious  to  me 
iras  not  long  in  this 
French,  in  order  for 
among  them,  I  was 

fnr  me  800  livers : 
:  with  his  demand, 
5  him  but  60O,  he 
•  cou/d  not  have  his 
Ji're,  and  burn  me 
'w/j,  which  was  na- 
man  bid  the  Indian 
le,  heip  ijou,  if  you 
id  thm  600  Hversj 


ELIZABETH  HANSON. 


Id 


callinB  my  mafter/55/,and  fpeaking  roughly  to  him 
bui  hL'be  gone^.  But  at  the  i«-  tmje  Uve 
Frenchman  w.»  very  civil  to  nic  ;  and  for  my  en- 
cour;.Reme.U.  bid  me  he  of  g^od  cheer,  jur  Uhou.d 
he  n  deemed,  and  not  go  back  with  them  again. 

Uairinc  now  with  my  raartcr  (or  this  nigit,  the 
next  duy  1  w;i3  redcmed  for  600  l.vcrs  ;  and,  in 
treatinc  with  mv  maft.:r,  the  Frmchman  queried, 
jvh>,  he  aoked  so  m'tch  for  the  child's  ransom?  Urg- 
ing, ii>lien  she  hid  her  belh,-fuli  she  would  die.    My 
maheriVuI,  No,  she  xvould  not  d>e,  having  already 
Ived  26  daiis  on  nothing  but  water,  behevmg  the 
child  to  be  a  devil.     'I'hc  Frenchman  told  him.  No, 
thechildis  ordered  for  longer  Vf;  and  ,t  has  pleased 
God  to  preserve  her  to  admiration.    My  maltcr  laid. 
No,  she  was  a  devil,  and  he  believed  she  would  not 
die.  unless  they  took  a  hatchet  and  beat  her  brains  out. 
Thus  ended  their  djlcourfe,  and  I  was,  as  alorei.ucl, 
with  my  bube,  nihfomed  for  600  livers,  my  little  boy 
likewife,  at  the  fame  tim.-,  for  an  addiiional  lum  ot 
livers,  was  redeemed  aUb.  .      „      ,  .  ,  . 

I  now  having  changed  my  landlord,  my  table 
and  diet,  as  well  as  my  lodging,  the  French  were 
civil  beyond  what  1  could  either  dcfire  or  expeft. 
But  the  next  day  after  I  was  redeemed,  the  Ao- 
mish  prieft  took  my  babe  from  me,  and  accor.ing 
to  their  cuftom,  they  baptized  her,  urging,  it  me 
died  before  that,  Ihe  would  be  damned,  like  iome 
of  our   modern  pretended  reformed  priefts,  and 
they  g.we  her  a  name  as  pleafed  them  bell ;  which 
was  JtJary  Ann  Frossways,  telling  me,  Mj  child,  ij 
she  now  died,  would  be  saved,  being  baptized :  .^viA 
my  landlord  fpeaking  to  the  prielt  that  baptized 
her,  faid,  It  would  be  well  now  Froffways  was  bapti- 
zed for  her  to  die,  being  now  in  a  state  to  be  saved. 
But  the  prieft  feid,  No^  the  child  having  been  sq  mf 


ki 


mi 


iimi£lMiii£A!'i«l'  fcifjtiii'ft  L 


4i£*MltbV:. 


.  ■i6il^,ixiTM^i'Mi^u!i..iski-'f:^'»si'.,^:i^m^ 


•■»*■ 


mmtfrnm 


m 


"NARRATIVE  OF 


h.dc-s>}rk,a  by  Go.lJ.r  .ome^^nat  roork,  anliZTr 
i^e  benj^^.UiUontnm^,  ,nay  mnii  more  glorid God 

1  having  been  aliout  ;.ve  months  .mongft  th*  /«. 
*^^    In  about  on.  month  after  I  got  anTongft  lul 

fort  a^d  Tl  '^"''  ^""''"^'  *"  '"y  "'V^kablc^c  m! 
tort  and  Joy,  came  to  me,   who  was  now  himiVlf 

Shh^  ^  "  "PV*'"'  ""'^  °"'V  mvfclf  and  two 
trtbS'he'r^ar^'.^""''  thro' great'diflkuUv  InS 
eSeU  wc  coaJ'h"  ^"  ^  """«"'■  ^^'"S'^tcr :  but  the 
emeu  we  could  by  no  means  obtain  from  their 
hands,  lor  the  fquaw  to  whom  Ihe  was  giv^n,  had 
a  fon  which  <he  intended  my  daughter  (hud   i„ 

yery  civil  toward  their  captive  women    not  nffr 

Wowcvt-r  iht  aftiaion  ihey  had  for  my  daughter, 
made  them  rcluie  all  r  fle.s  and  terms  ol  ran^l.  «  * 
^o  that  alter  my  poor  hulband  had  waTed,  and trd^ 

d^  d  "nd'T?"'  '"^"^"'""r  '^  '^""'^  to  obtairhl: 
c^iikl,  and  all  to  no  purpofe,  we  w^-re  forced  to 

make  Wewaid,  K  aving  our  daughter  to  our  Irelt 
Sid  ctr'th  ?','•'"''"«"  ^'^«  J"^i-ru,  »nd  fet^  w! 
tte  1  vtnt  ^,  't  •  '"■'''  ''^•^'^  "*""•■  '^'"'dren,  and 
andbv  ti     W         '.•'".''^'"P'"''  '""''  f^ndrv- others, 

h  appea;f  n  adV^'''^"*'^  "^""'h'  ^^2^'  From  which 

ma  and  /r.;,cA,  about  twelve  months  ^d  fix  days 

CCS  '^uiloir  ?  I  "'"•V""'^'  '^«  many  detSn: 
CC5  aad  wonderfuJ.provi(knc€8  of  God  uoto  us,  and 


T 


I 
t 


Eiiii 


->  MtftWiMmife 


T 


'^'tf* 


r£.OF    » 

ff«.V  fiHrtlihipa,  themtHf 
nut  work,  and  bi/  hvr 
miwfi  more  giorify  God 

.  very  fciifibk  remark, 
uc. 

unths  amongft  the  /«- 

fttr  I  gt)t  amf)ngft  the 

my  uiiCptakable  com- 

ho  was  now  himftlf 

*cn,  two  of  his  diiugh- 

only  myfclf  and  two 

o'  great  diflkultv  and 

jer  daughter:  biit  the 

8   obtahi   from    their 

1  Ihe  was  given,  had 

daughter  (h- uld   in 

17  ;  the   Indians  are 

e  women,  not  oflVr- 

ent  carriage  (unlel'a 

U'jr)  which  is  com- 

lad  for  my  daughter, 
i  tLrnis  of  ranlom  j 
ad  waited,  and  made 
e  could  to  obtain  his 
we  wvre  forced  to 
aughter  4o  our  great 
Indiana,  and  fet  for* 
uf  our  children,  and 
with  fundry  others, 
ce  we  got  w'eil  home 
,  1725.  From  which 
e  amongft  the  IndU 
lonths  and  fix  days, 
he  many  deiiveran- 
>fCloduutouB,  imd 


-  iiViftihianftiiitfi')^ 


F.LrZADETH  HANSON. 


91 


over  tt9,  hath  been,  and  I  hope  will  fo  rrmaio  to  In 
as  a  oniinutd  obligation  on  m>  mind,  ever  to  hvo 
in  that  fear,  love  and  oiiedience  to  Ood,  duly  re- 
garding, bv  his  grac^,  with  metknels  and  w'Wom, 
to  approve  m)4ell  by  his  fpirit,  in  ailfcohnefsof  lite, 
and  godliner-.  of  couveifulion,  to  the  praife  ot  him 
tliat  hath  called  me,  who  ia  God  blcffcd  lorever. 

But  my  dear  hufl>atid,  poor  man  I  could  not 
ttrioy  hinifrlf  in  quiet  wiih  us,  for  want  of  hU  dear 
da'ughttr  Sarah,  that  wasAeft  behind }  and  not  wd- 
ling  to  omit  any  thing  for  her  redemption  which 
lay  in  his  power,  he  could  not  be  eafy  wiUiout  ma- 
king tt  fett)nd  attempt ;  in  order  to  which,  he  took 
his  journey  about  ihe  19th  day  ol  fecond  month, 
17ii7,  in  company  with  a  kinfman  and  his  wife,  who 
went  to  redeem  "fon»e  of  iheir  children,  and  were  fo 
hnppv  as  to  obtain  what  they  wml  about:  but  my 
dearhiiftjuid  being  taken  TkIi  on  the  way,  grevr 
worie  and  worfe,  as  we  were  informed,  and  was 
fefihlc  he  Ihould  ii<n  -^tt  over  it ;  telling  my  kinf. 
that,   IJ  it  xoas  the  Urd's  wiUhemuHt  die  tn 


man. 


the  -wtlderntHx,  he  xom  fretty  given  up  to  tt.  He 
was  U!>dt  r  a  good  ccmp  lure  ot  mind,  and  lenfiUe 
to  his  lall  m»Mnents,  and  died,  as  near  as  we  can 
guels,  in  about  the  half-way  between  ^d/ftany  and 
Canada,  in  mv  kinfman's  aims,  and  is  at  rell,  I 
hope,  in  the  Lord  s  and  iho'  my  own  and  children  a 
lofs  is  very  great ;  yet  i  doubt  not  but  hts  gain  is 
much  more  :  i  therefore  d»  fiie  and  pray,  that  the 
Lord  will  enable  ine  patiently  to  fubmit  to  his  wiU  / 
in  all  tbiniis  he  is  pkafed  to  fuffcr  to  be  my  lot  whde 
here,  eameftly  fupplicaiing  the  God  and  Father  of 
all  our  mercies,  to  be  a  father  to  my  firtherlefs  chil- 
dren, and  give  unto  them  that  bleffing  which  maketh 
truly  rich,  and  adds  no  forrow  with  it  j  that  as  they 
grow  in  years,  they  may  grow  in  S^ace,  and  Wj?c» 


iimBttir»ha^SSl^il<li»'<»>u»»^iKA'\*i!j^ 


,« 


i-,- 


J" 


m  NARttATIVE  OP 

rience  the  joy  of  his  TalvAtion,  which  is  come  by 
Jefus  Chrift,  our  Lnrd  and  S.ivior.  Amen. 

Now  thu'  my  hufbund  died,  by  reurun  of  which 
hi*  labor  was  ended,  yet  my  kinfman  profecutcd  the 
thing,  and  left  no  (lone  unturned  that  he  thought, 
or  bould  be  iidvifcd,  was  proper  to  the  obtaining  my 
daughter's  freedom ;  but  could  by  no  means  |)re- 
vail }  for,  as  is  before  faiil  (ihe  l)eing  in  anuihcr  part 
of  the  country  diiUnt  from  where  1  was)  and  given 
to  an  old  fquaw,  who  intended  to  marry  her  in  time, 
to  her  fon,  uflng  what  purfuafiuns  ihe  could  to  ciTedl 
her  end,  fomctimes  by  fair  means,  and  fometimes 
more  fcvere.     In  the  mean  time,  a  frenchmen  in- 
tercepted,  and  they,  by  perfuafions,  enticing  my 
child  to  marry,  in  order  to  obtain  her  freedom,  by 
reafon  that  thole  captives  married  by  the  French^ 
are  by  that  marriage  made  free  among  them,  the 
Indians  having  then  no  pretence  longer  to  keep  them 
as  captives,  Ihe  thereiore  was  pievtiiled  upon,  for 
the  reafons  afcjre  afligned,  -to  marry,   and  Ihe  was 
accordingly  married  to  the  faid  Frenchman. 

Thus  as  well,  as  near  as  I  can  from  my  memory, 
(not  being  capable  of  keeping  a  journal)  I  have  giv- 
en a  (hort,  but  a  true  account  of  fome  of  the  remark- 
able trials,  and  wonderful  dehverances,  which  I  ne- 
ver purpofed  to  expofc  ;  but  that  I  hope  thereby  the 
merciful  kindnefs  and  goodnefs  of  God  may  be 
magnified,  and  the  reader  hereof  provoked  with 
more  care  and  fear  to  ferve  him  in  righteoufncfs 
and  humility,  and  then  my  Uefigned  end  and  pur- 
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As  t\efoUoxvtng  Paftornl  Hymn,  wrote  by  the  ex< 
clUnt  Aduison,  aeema  adapted  to  the  foregoinv 
rrmurkable  Providence,  it  lum  thou^^M  it  wouTj 
not  be  umtna  to  add  it  to  fill  a  vacant  page* 

I. 

TIIR  Lord  my  Pafture  doth  prepare, 
And  feed  me  with  a  Shepherd's  Care : 
His  Prcfifncc  doih  my  Wants  iupply. 
And  guard  me  with  a  watchful  Lye  j 
My  Noonday  Walks  he  doth  attend, 
And  all  m/  Mid-night  Hours  defend. 

II. 

When  in  the  fultry  Glebe  I  faint. 
Or  ou  the  thirlly  Mountain  pant ; 
To  fertile  Vales,  and  dewy  Meads, 
My  weary  wandVlng  Steps  he  leads ; 
Where  peaceful  Uivers,  foft  and  How, 
Amidll  the  verdant  Land-ikip  flow. 

III. 

Tho'  in  the  Paths  of  Death  I  tread. 
With  gloomy  Horrors  overfpread, 
My  tttdfaft  Heart  doth  fear  no  111, 
For  thou,  O  Lord,  art  with  me  {till  j 
Thy  friendly  Crook  doth  give  me  Aid, 
And  guide  me  thro'  the  dreadful  Shade. 

IV. 

Tho*  in  a  bare  and  ruc^gcd  Way, 
Thro'  devious  lonely  Wilds  I  llray. 
Thy  Bounty  dnth  my  pains  beguile  : 
The  barren  Wildernefs  doth  fniile. 
With  fudden  Greens,  and  Herbage  crown'd, 
And  Streams  doth  murmur  all  around. 

FINIS. 


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